Here’s a thought…
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.”
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Farmers Market Harvest Festival will be on September 30
||| FROM ERICA LYONS for OI FARMERS MARKET ||| The Orcas Island Farmers Market is proud to announce the conclusion of our Summer Market Season with our Harvest Festival on September 30th from 10am to 2pm! 4
Guest Opinion | Quality of life vs. quality of economy
||| FROM MICHAEL JOHNSON ||| Anecdotal evidence tells us that there is, once again, a rising number of Covid cases spreading throughout our island communities at this very moment in time. But, as we no
Island Obstetrics & Gynecology – 24th St. Clinic welcomes new provider
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| Island Obstetrics & Gynecology – 24th Street Clinic welcomed Dr. Julie Watters to its clinic on September 18. Watters most recently served as Interim Department Head and
Larsen: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is working for Northwest Washington and the nation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), the lead Democrat on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, delivered the below statement during a hearing with U.S. Department of
School Board will meet on Tuesday
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT ||| ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #137 EASTSOUND, WASHINGTON Notice of a REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AGENDA 5:00pm, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 OISD Library and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5838618023
Upcoming special Fire Commission meeting to discuss lid lift ballot measure
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Board of Fire Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
There’s some new happenings at Airhawks
||| FROM BOB WAUNCH for AIRHAWKS FLYING CLUB ||| This summer has been busy for the Airhawks Flying Club. An additional aircraft was added, several student pilots competed their first solo flights, and another (the
New family medicine doctor joins Island Primary Care – M Avenue
||| FROM LAURA MORONEY for ISLAND HEALTH ||| On September 18, Dr. Sarah Van Gaasbeek joined Island Primary Care – M Avenue Clinic. Van Gaasbeek specializes in family medicine with obstetrics. She earned her Doctor
Vaccines will be available starting tomorrow at Ray’s Pharmacy
||| FROM RICK HUGHES for RAY'S PHARMACY ||| Ray’s Pharmacy is pleased to announce we will now be offering walk in vaccination clinics. The clinics will begin September 20, 2023 and will offer the following
Seattle-based Brazilian dance coming to Orcas Center
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| Bahia In Motion, a Brazilian dance organization based in Seattle, comes to Orcas Island with their presentation of “Abrindo Caminhos” (Opening Pathways) on Saturday, September 30 at
San Juan County to observe Indigenous People’s Day, offices will close Oct. 9
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County administrative offices will be closed on Monday, October 9, in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This holiday is celebrated on the second Monday of
Is it time for you to enroll in Medicare? Help is available, you know
||| FROM PEGI GROUNDWATER for SHIBA ||| Will you be joining Medicare sometime in the next year? Medicare enrollment is usually not automatic so you’ll probably need to enroll with Social Security. Then you’ll have
OHS student Bethany Carter selected as 2023 Washington STEM rising star
||| FROM MIGEE HAN for WASHINGTON STEM ||| STEM recipient Bethany Carter of OHS Bethany Carter, a student at Orcas Island High School, has been named Northwest Washington STEM Network’s 2023 Washington STEM
Yo, San Juan County! Join us in the world’s largest earthquake drill
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| The Great WA ShakeOut (https://www.shakeout.org/washington/) earthquake drill is at 10:19 a.m on Thursday, October 19th. Signing up AND participating is super easy and only takes
Some tips for upcoming planned power outage
||| FROM ROCK ISLAND COMMUNICATIONS ||| We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you about an upcoming planned power outage for San Juan County that will impact our services. To
Call for Artists: Inter-island high school art show
||| FROM BETHANY MARIE for ORCAS CENTER ||| The San Juan County Arts Council is hosting its first inter-island art show featuring the work of High School Artists! This show will be exhibited at the
